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Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 9 - Parish of Kilmaronock, OS1/9/9

Continued entries/extra info

"The parish of Kilmaronock derives its appellation from St Marnock,
to whom the church was dedicated, and the name was formed by pre-
fixing the Celtic Cil, to the name of the patron Saint. A spring of water in the
vicinity of the Church was consecrated to the same Saint".. (Chalmer's) 3.905-

"it was dedicated to St Maronoch or Marnock who was also the guardian
saint of a neighbouring well. - (Origines Parochiales) 1-34.

Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 9 - Parish of Kilmaronock, OS1/9/9

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmaronock.

Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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